# The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008, Regulation 61: Failure to take part in a work-focused interview

Extent: E+W+S

(1) A claimant who is required to take part in a work-focused interview but fails to do so must show good cause for that failure within 5 working days of the date on which the Secretary of State gives notification of that failure.
(2) The Secretary of State must determine whether a claimant who is required to take part in a work-focused interview has failed to do so and, if so, whether the claimant has shown good cause for that failure in accordance with paragraph (1).
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/794/regulation/61 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-regulations-2008/regulation-61
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